The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 503-508 , October 2008

Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations

  • Linda Y. Fu, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Linda Y. Fu, MD, MS, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
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  • Eve R. Colson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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  • Michael J. Corwin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Rachel Y. Moon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

Received 9 January 2008 ,Revised 9 April 2008 ,Accepted 1 May 2008.

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 Supported in part by grants from the NIH, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, DC-Baltimore Research Center on Child Health Disparities (# 5P20MD00165) and the National Institute for Child Health and Disease (#U10 HD029067-09A1. None of the authors have conflicts of interest or corporate sponsors related to this manuscript.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00385-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.004

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 503-508 , October 2008

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